Have you ever wondered how much food is used to produce

your canned favorites in the supermarket? When food is

cooked, it loses weight because water is removed. During

processing, 500 pounds of a certain food loses 90 pounds of

water. How many cans of prepared food are produced if each

can holds 1 pound of food?

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Mathematics

Isla Carrillo

24 January, 20:29

Have you ever wondered how much food is used to produce

your canned favorites in the supermarket? When food is

cooked, it loses weight because water is removed. During

processing, 500 pounds of a certain food loses 90 pounds of

water. How many cans of prepared food are produced if each

can holds 1 pound of food?

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Finn Ortega · Answer 1

72

Step-by-step explanation:

nine 5 pound bags

distributed into 10-ounce bags

1 pound = 16 ounces

9 x 5 pounds = 45 pounds

45 pounds * 16 ounces/lbs = 45 * 16 oz = 720 ounces

720 ounces / 10 ounce bags = 720/10 = 72 bags.